The Comical Mystery Tour of Greenfield has booked a dinner theater appearance on Nov. 30, at the Munich Haus in Chicopee.

A holiday-themed whodunit spoof, the performance is an interactive dramatic piece that involves voluntary audience participation, and those who help solve the mystery are eligible for prizes.

Before the curtain rises, the Munich Haus serves a complete dinner that includes several German specialties as well as a Vienna style dessert table. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and is priced at $35 per person; tickets must be purchased in advance. The Munich Haus answers at (413) 594-8788.

A Wachusetts Beer Dinner is on tap at the Duck in Sturbridge on Nov. 28. Priced at $48 per person, not including tax or gratuity, the dinner will pair locally sourced ingredients with Wachusetts ales brewed in nearby Westminster. Contact the Duck at (508) 347-2321 for more details.

One of several unique ideas for Thanksgiving Day dining out are the family-style dinners offered by the School Street Bistro in Westfield.

Their Turducken Family Style feast features a bayou-inspired turduckhen, a roast assembled from a stuffed chicken, duck, and turkey. Served with traditional sides and a choice of desserts, the leftovers go home with the guests.

For those interested in a more traditional menu, the Bistro also offers a Traditional Turkey Family Style Dinner. It’s also a take-what’s-left offering.

Reservations for both family-style packages close on Friday. Contact the School Street Bistro at (413) 562- 8700.

Another option to letting someone else do the cooking is an elegant Thanksgiving Breakfast at 30Boltwood in Amherst, which will open at 6 a.m. on Nov. 22.

An increasingly popular holiday strategy is to outsource part of the holiday dinner, and a number of area restaurants are eager to help out with that.

Tucker’s Restaurant in Southwick is, for instance, promoting Thanksgiving side dishes to go, with choices include favorites like mashed sweet potato, butternut squash, and green bean casserole. Chef Michael Anderson is also offering his signature brunch pie for those wanting help with the day’s firs meal. A selection of dessert pies and pumpkin cheesecake is also on this special to go menu. Contact Tuckers at (413) 569-0120 for more specifics.

Robin Lamothe of Steaming Tender Restaurant in Palmer sent word of that operation’s new Wednesday Buffet.

Served in the Palmer train station that the Lamothes have lovingly restored, the buffet, which is offered in either lunchtime or dinner versions, includes selections such as baked haddock, turkey & stuffing, and BBQ chicken as well as salad, vegetable, and rolls. Seniors 55 and older are rewarded with a 10 percent discount off the regular price. Steaming Tender answers at (413) 283?2744.

Berkshire Grown is once again organizing Holiday Farmers’ Markets in Great Barrington and Williamstown. Now in their fourth season, these events offer the public access to locally grown and produced foods at time of the year when it’s not otherwise easy to obtain them.

The Thanksgiving markets are scheduled for Saturday at Muddy Brook Elementary School in Great Barrington and for Sunday, at the Williams College Towne Field House in Williamstown.

Locally grown, produced, and prepared foods such as produces, cheeses, eggs, meats bread, pies, and preserves will be available.

Both markets, which will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will also feature lunch items and live entertainment. Admission is free. More details are available at Berkshi
re Grown’s website, berkshiregrown.org